Agfa Monotype Announces Two End-User Color Applications for Printer OEMs.Business/Technology Editors WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2001 Agfa Monotype Corporation
Monotype Imaging, Inc today announced two software applications that allow printer OEMs to offer much-needed color capabilities to their end-user customers. Designed for novice users with little or no color experience, ColorTune Adjust(tm) and ColorTune MatchUp(tm) allow users to quickly and easily obtain consistent, high-quality color output. Both products are scheduled for release later this year and will support the Microsoft(r) Windows(r) 2000, NT, Me, 98 and XP operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. . Macintosh(r) support is planned for a future release. "Device manufacturers are well aware of the need to supply customers with a cost-effective, easy-to-use means of generating accurate and consistent color, especially when changes are made to paper and ink combinations," said Ron Iversen, general manager of Agfa Monotype's color group Color Group ASA was established in 1990 as a result of the merge between Jahre Line and Norway Line. The same year Color Line took over Fred. Olsen Lines cruiseferry operations, and then expanding its business further. . "ColorTune Adjust and ColorTune MatchUp are designed to meet these challenges. Furthermore, because these applications are so simple to use, OEMs can expect limited customer support calls." ColorTune Adjust ColorTune Adjust is a profile editing tool that allows users to modify industry-standard ICC-compliant color profiles for maintaining consistent and accurate color. Users can easily control the brightness, contrast and saturation levels within profiles. The software also has a cast removal function and a white point / black point adjustment. All profile modifications can be made within different ICC ICC See: International Chamber of Commerce rendering intents. Adjustments can be appended to an existing printer profile, and then saved as a unique profile representing specific ink and media combinations. ColorTune Adjust is useful in any market or application where ICC standards exist for creating and editing color profiles. The software also allows users to edit profiles generated by ColorTune MatchUp. ColorTune MatchUp By optimizing the "color match" between a selected scanner and printer combination, ColorTune MatchUp reduces or eliminates color disparities and other inconsistencies that are sometimes dramatic when comparing printed reproductions to their originals. In short, users are able to easily print images that match their originals with more consistency. ColorTune MatchUp is ideal for any setting where a color printer A printer that prints in color using three (CMY) or four (CMYK) colors of ink, toner or dye. Four color ribbons have been used in dot matrix printers, but these are rare today. See color laser printer and printer. and TWAIN-compliant scanner are used, such as narrow and wide format inkjet printers, multifunctional peripherals (MFPs), printer/copiers and desktop printers. A two-step process is all that is needed to color-match the printed reproduction to the original. Step one calibrates the selected scanner to the selected printer. Step two applies the calibration by automatically color-correcting the scanned image. Users can either send the color-corrected image to the printer, or save the image for importing into Adobe Photoshop See Photoshop. (r) or any other desktop layout application. ColorTune Imaging Tools and Services ColorTune MatchUp and ColorTune Adjust represent the latest additions to the growing line of ColorTune(r) imaging products and services for OEMs. In addition to these new applications, two ColorTune tool kits are available. The ColorTune Screening Tool Kit features software that allows OEMs to create and revise halftone screens for binary, multilevel mul·ti·lev·el adj. Having several levels: a multilevel parking garage. Adj. 1. multilevel - of a building having more than one level and asymmetrical resolutions. The ColorTune Color Tool A Color tool is an application, usually found within image editing software and online, used for the purposes of color management, creating color schemes, picking colors, and more. Kit provides OEMs tools to create, edit, preview and optimize manufacturer color profiles, and the kit includes source code for Agfa Monotype's CMM (Capability Maturity Model) A process developed by SEI in 1986 to help improve, over time, the application of an organization's supporting software technologies. (Color Management Module) and CMS (1) See content management system and color management system. (2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system. (Color Management System Software that translates the colors of an original image into the truest representation obtainable on the output device. Color management works from a profile of the output device, typically a digital printer or offset press, and works backward to the source of the material such as a ) libraries. In addition, Agfa Monotype monotype, type set by the Monotype machine. See printing. monotype or monoprint In art printmaking, a technique prized because of its unique textural qualities. works one-on-one with OEMs to generate ICC color profiles and halftone screens that are unique to particular devices. More information about Agfa Monotype's ColorTune products and services can be found at www.colortune.com. About Agfa Monotype Corporation Agfa Monotype Corporation is a major provider of digital content for graphics professionals. The company is a recognized leader in fonts and font technologies and an innovator in color and screening technologies. Agfa Monotype is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Agfa Corporation and is part of Agfa's Graphic Systems business unit. Agfa Corporation is part of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, one of the world's leading imaging companies, headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium. Agfa develops, produces and markets analog and digital systems, primarily for the graphics, medical imaging, non-destructive testing and consumer imaging and photography markets. Worldwide, sales for 2000 were 5.26 billion euros. In the U.S., Agfa is headquartered in Ridgefield Park, N.J. and employs approximately 4,000 people. Additional information about Agfa Monotype and its products can be found on the company's Web sites at www.agfamonotype.com and www.fonts.com. Agfa Monotype locations Corporate office: Agfa Monotype Corporation 200 Ballardvale Street Wilmington, MA 01887-1069 USA Phone 978.658.5600 Fax 978.657.8268 Agfa Monotype Ltd. Unit 2, Perrywood Business Park Salfords, Redhill, Surrey RH1 5DZ UK Phone +44 (0) 1737 765959 Fax +44 (0) 1737 769243 Agfa Monotype Corporation 985 Busse Road Elk Grove Village Elk Grove Village, village (1990 pop. 33,429), Cook and Du Page counties, NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago; inc. 1956. With a population of c.100 at the time of its establishment on open farmland, the village has grown dramatically and steadily, largely because of its , IL 60007 USA Phone 847.718.0400 Fax 847.718.0500 Agfa-Gevaert Japan, Ltd. 8-1, Higashiyama 3-chome Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0043 Japan Phone 81-3-5704-3141 Fax 81-3-5704-3089 |
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